Four-cell compartmented carton



Dec. 15, 1959 H. w.' FORRER FOUR-CELL COMPARTMENTED CARTUN Filed Oct.10, 1956 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 HOMER m raenek BY fiuM s 5 4 TTORNEYJ H. w.FORRER 2,917,202

FOUR-CELL COMPARTMENTED CARTON Dec. 15, 1959 Filed Oct. 10, 1956 3Sheets-Sheet C5 1 3 k a i L INVENTOR. i HOMER m FORRI-P BY g 0 g. 8 z 7M 8 A TTORN Y's United States-Patent O 2,917,202 FOUR-CELL COMPARTMENTEDCARTON Thisinvention relates to compartmented paperboard cartons of thetype adapted for carrying bottles and other similar containers, and moreparticularly to an improved carton of this sort in which the structureis arranged to employ a blank that may be nested so as to be cut from aweb of paperboard with substantially no waste,

and in which the structural arrangement provides doublethicknesspartitions at all carton compartments and further incorporatesa handle portion integrated with the partition structure. 1

These and other features of the carton structure pro.-

vided according to the present invention are described in p furtherdetail below in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Fig 1 is a perspective view of a compartmented carton arranged inaccordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken substantially at the '5 line 2-2 inFig. 1; I v

Fig. 3 is a further vertical section taken substantially at the line 3-3in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4- is a plan view of the form of blank used according to thepresent invention for forming the carton shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, withthe glue application for the first folding step in forming the cartonindicated by stippling, and the nestable arrangement of adjacent blanksindicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the blank of Fig. 4 after completion ofthe first folding step in forming the carton;

Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the blank ofFig. 4 after completion of thesecond folding step in forming the'carton, and with the glue applicationfor the third folding step indicated by stippling; a

Fig. 7 is a plan view showing the blank of 4 after completion of thethird folding step in forming the carton, and with the glue applicationfor the fourth folding'step indicated by stippling;

lapsed position following the final folding stepin-forming the cartonand with the carton ready for erection to the form shown in Fig. 1. v

Referring now in detail to the drawings and -more particularly at firstto Fig. 1, the illustrated carton embodying the present invention isshown as comprising a medial handle portion 10, opposed pairs of endwall panels 12 and 14 foldably joined at the ends of the handle portion10, opposed side walls 16 and 18 foldably connected between the outeredges of the end wall panel pairs 12 and 14, and a bottom wall panel 20foldably connected between the bottom edges of the side wall panels 16and 18, with medial and transverse partition elements arranged asportions of partition extensions (indicated generally by the referencenumerals 22,

and integrated with the handle portion 10, as previously mentioned, toform two compartments along the side walls 16 and 18 at each side of thehandle portion 10 with the medial and transverse partitioning for eachcompartment being provided in double thickness as illustrated further inFigs. 2 and 3. Fig. 3 also illustrates in detail the arrangement of thehandle portion 10 as being formed with a first handle panel 30 and asecond handle panel 32 foldably joined at their top edges and doubledover the medial partition elements of the partition extensions 28 and30, with the second handle panel 32 thereof extended downwardly andsecured between the paired medial partition elements forming the doublethickness medial partitions.

The form of blank by which this structural arrangement is obtainedaccording to the present invention is illustrated in Fig. 4, in whichthebottom wall panel 20 is shown arranged at a generally central positionin the blank with a medial fold line 34 formed therein to render itcollapsible. The side wall panels 16 and 18 are .foldably joined alongeach side edge of the bottom wall panel 20 at fold lines 36 and 38, andone end Wall panel of each pair 12 and 14 is foldably joined at theend-edges of each side wall panel 16 and 18 along fold vlines 40 and 42,and 44 and 46, respectively, the end wall panels of each pair 12 and 14having a width corresponding to half the width of the bottom wall panel20 so that these pairs of panels 12 and 14 are proportioned to extendfrom the side wall panels 16 and 18 and meet medially of the carton atthe ends of the handle portion 10 as seen in Fig. 1.

The previously mentioned partition extensions 22, 24, 26 and 28 that areprovided to form the compartments in the carton of the present inventionare arranged as substantially symmetrical extension panels connecteddirectfly ,with the respective end wall panels of the pairs 12 and 14 atfold lines 22, 24', 26 and 28'. These partition extension panels 22,24,- 26 and 28 are referred to as being symmetrical because they are insubstance, each side wall panel 16 and 18 is proportioned with an extentfrom its related medial partition portions 52 and 56 equal to one-halfthe width ofthe bottom wall panel 20, and has an attaching flap 72 or74, foldably joined along a fold line 76 or 78 at the extending endthereof to proyide for securing these transverse partition portions 54'and 58 to the respective side wall panels 16 and '18. The

partition extension panels are also specifically different in that theextension panels 24 and 28 have. the medial partition portions 52 and 60thereof formed with locking notches 80 and 82 at their inner or bottomedge for the purpose of locking the medially foldable bottom wall panel20 in place when the carton .is erected as shown in Fig. 2; and theextension panels 26 and 28 'are extended at the outer or top edgethereof beyond the outer; or top edge of the end wall panels 12 and 14to which they are joined for the purpose of integration with the medialhandle portion 10. 1

For this latter purpose, the medial partition portiori'5'6 is extendedsufficiently to have the first handle panel 30 foldably joined thereonalong the same fold line 26/ at which the medialfpartition portion 56 isjoi'ned -ttitheadjacentendwall panel. 12, thfl'fiIStI hand-1e pane1'-3'0=beiiig hinged in this manner at an end thereof and extending alongthe outer or top edge of the adjacent end wall panel 12 and midway ofthe side wall panel 18 where it remains attached in the blank to theside wall panel 18 at a weaka al Pe m an e 3%. y whi h t h d e pq t s 9maintained in proper relation to the remainder of the blanlifduring thecarton forming steps until rfi ady for separation therefrom as describedin further detail below. The second handle panel 32 of the handleportion 10 is foldably joined at the onter or top side of the firstpanel 30 along" a fold line 86 for doubling therewith as previouslymentioned Both of the first and second handle panls'fifl and 32 aresubstantially coextensive in length the side wall panels 16 and 18 so asto extend for the full length of the carton between the pairs of endwall panels""12 and 1ft in the completed carton structure Also," thesecond handle panel 32is formed with a width exceeding that of the firsthandle panel 30 so that it may be secured between the paired medialpartition portions 48 anu'saasd 52 andi60 in the completed cartonstructurepas illustrated in Fig; 3. i A

*The'forrn of blank shown in Fig. 4 should also be noted particularly inconnection with the manner in which one of the partition extensionpanels, such as 26 and 28, joined to" each pair of end wall panels 12and 14, isinternestable inverted relation between the respectivepartition extension panels and 2 6, and 24 and 28 joinedto thecorresponding pair of end wallpanel s of alike blank, as illustrated bydotted lines in Fig. 4. The internestable partition extension panels 26and 28 are arranged adjacen't the handle portion :10 in the blankof-Fig. 4 so that the result of the" internesting is "to allow theblanks to be cut with substantially no waste froni a web of paperboardcorresponding width to width from top to bottom of the blank "in Fig. 4,and thereby elfect a very substantia economy in the manufacture ofthercarton of the present invention.

As to the carton forming steps, it will be seen from Fig. -5 that thepartition extensions 22 and 26 are first folded about the fold lines 22'and 26' so as to overlie the inner faces of the adjacent end wall panels12 and s'ide'lwall panels 16 and 18, and the partition' extensionpanel-26 is secured at the inner faceof thie side wall panel 18 by gluepreviously applied to the attachingflap 7.4 there'on"as' indicated inFigifl.

Next, the other partition extension panels 24 and 28 are folded aboutthe intermediate fold lines .66 and 70 therein and glue is applied tothe exposed faces of the attaching flap s72 onthe transverse partitionportion 54, and to the exposed faces of transverse partition portion 62and transverse partition portion 50, as indicated in Fig. 6; after whichthe end wall panels 14 with the folded partition' extension panels '24and 28 are folded about the side wall fold lines 42' a nd 16,as' seen inFig. 7, so that seeuring of the adjacent transverse partition portionsin face to face relation is laccomplished together with attachmentofthese partition portions to the side walls 16 and-1i; at th attachingfla s 72' and 74. i

fl'hen glue :is' applied "at the inside face of the second handle panell'g2 along its erid edges as'indicatediniFig. 7 orbet the-handle panel32" ma 'b'doubled in relation 9 fi han l Pane 30 t b secured thereto andf inside face s of the adjacent medial Ipartition portrons fiflasillustrated in Fig, 8; whereuponaglue a ligation is made ,atthe insidefaces of the medial partiti d esin v atsdi 'end' final J9 .14 i fi i themt l 201th ur the paired mediallpartition pors., ace ,to fag contactwith the loweredge .of the second handle panel 32 anchored therebetweento complete the cartonofthe present invention invcollapsed form as seenin Fig.9 ready for erection to the form illustrated l j presentinvention has been described in detail 0r .purposcsof illiistrationonlyan isnotint to be limited by this description or otherwise except asdefined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A compartmented carton of the type adapted for carrying bottles andother similar containers, said carton comprising a medially foldablebottom wall, opposed side walls foldably hinged at the .sides of saidbottom wall, opposed vpairs of end wall panels foldably joined at theends of said side walls, substantially symmetrical partio extensions t lab jo ned t e h .Qf s i nd Wal panels, and amedial handle portionfoldably hinged on one of said partition extensions, said partitionextensions each being intermediately foldable into medial partitionportions and transverse partition portionsfthe medial partition portionof the partition extension on which said medial handle portion is hingedbeing extended in height across the entire width thereof above theadjacent end wall ,and having said medial handle portion hinged there-.9 a ls h am a is a wh sai m d Partition Pa tion is hinged on saidadjacentend wall, the medial partition portion that is 'foldably joinedto the end wall panel onthie same side wall also being extended inheight across the entire width thereof above the end wall panel adjacentthereto, and said'rn edial handle portion including a first handle panelfoldablyliingjed at an end thereof on lrnedial partition portion that isextended height therefor and a'second handlepanelfoldably'joined'atlthe'top e a s i fi s hand e H ns! n h in t e i sideedge and both end edges thereof free, both ofsaid handlepanels beingsubstantially coextensive 'in length with s ai d side walls 'and beingdoubled over theexte nded height of said medial partition portions thatare extended abovesaid end wall panels and secured thereto.

' 2. 1A compartmented carton of the type adapted for carrying bottlesand other similar containers, said carton comprising a medially foldablebottom wall, opposed sidewalls foldably hinged at the sides of saidbottom wall, opposed pairs of end wall panels foldably joined at theends of said ,side walls, subst nitially symmetrical partitionextensionsfoldably joined to each of said end wall panels, and a medialhandle portion foldably hinged on "C angsha partition extensions, saidpartition extensions each-being intermediately foldable into medialpartition portionshaving an extent from said end wall panels equal toone-half the length of said side walls and into transverse partitionportions of which at least one of thetwo extensions adjacent each sidewall has an extent from said medial partition'portions equal to one-halfthe width of said bottom wall and is secured to said adjacent side wall,the medial partition portions extending from ,each pair' ofend wallpanels and .the transverse partition portions adjacent each side wallbeing secured in face to face relation, the medial partition portion ofthe partition vextension on which saidinedial handle portion is-hinged bi end n' he h mem n re dth e e f above'the'adjacentend wall and havingsaid medial handle portion hinged thereon along the same axis at whichSaid medial partition portion is' hinged on said adjacent end iw u', aremeant partition portion that .is foldably joined to the end wall panelon the sameside wall also being extended in heightacross the entirewidth thereof above the end wall vpanel adjacentthereto, and said medialha'ndie portion including a first handle panel foldably hinged at an endthereof on said medial'partition portion that is extende d in .heighttherefor and a second handle panel foldably joined at ihe topedge' ofsaid first handle panel and'having the opposite side edge'and botlfendedges thereof freqbothof said handle panels being stantiallycoextensivein length with said side wallsa'nd being doubled over the extendedheight of said medial partition portions that are extended abovesaidendwall newt e se pe t er to 'andrsaid e ha panel 'sfl QPWP QQ Y bsqw id fi s h hd i n a be rthe r se red betweenihe'hiedial"partition 3. Ablank of paperboard or the like for forming a collapsible compartmentedcarton, said blank being cut and scored to define a medially foldablebottom wall panel, opposed rectangular side wall panels foldably joinedat the sides of said bottom wall panel, opposed pairs of rectangular endwall panels foldably joined coextensively at the ends of said side wallpanels, and substantially symmetrical partition extension panelsfoldably joined to the extending edge of each of said end wall panels,said partition extension panels each being intermediately foldable intomedial partition portions having an extent from said end wall panelsequal to one-half the length of said side wall panels and intotransverse partition portions of which at least one of the twoextensions adjacent each side wall panel has an extent from said medialpartition portions equal to one-half the width of said bottom wall paneland has an attaching flap at the extending edge thereof for securing tosaid adjacent side wall panel, and the medial partition portion of oneof said partition extension panels being extended beyond the outer edgeof the end wall panel to which it is joined and having a first medialhandle panel foldably hinged thereon and extending along the outer edgeof said end wall panel and the adjacent side wall panel, and a secondmedial handle panel foldably joined at the outer side of said firsthandle panel for doubling therewith, both of said handle panels beingsubstantially coextensive in length with said side wall panels and saidsecond handle panel having a width exceeding that of said first handlepanel, and the medial partition portion of the partition extension panelthat is foldably joined to theend wall panel on the same side wall withthe end wall panel adjacent which said first handle panel is foldablyjoined being likewise extended beyond the outer edge of the end wallpanel adjacent thereto, whereby said handle panels are adapted to bedoubled over said extended medial partition portions and said widersecond handle panel is adapted to be disposed between the respectivemedial partition portions paired with said pairs of end wall panels.

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